Insurance Real Estate

MICHAEL C. MODANSKY

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Syosset, NY 11791

516-***-**** (h)516-***-**** (m)

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EXPERIENCE - GENERAL

Strong analytical, interpersonal, coverage, and case management technical skills.

Providing effective, creative and economical solutions to commercial P&C insurance claims handling problems.

EXPERIENCE - SPECIFIC

Malapero & Prisco LLP New York, NY 2012

Partner

On 3/5/12 Bivona & Cohen P.C. joined with Malapero & Prisco LLP. The duties performed and responsibilities

were the same as with Bivona & Cohen P.C. below. The relationship ended 8/31/12.

Bivona & Cohen P.C., New York, NY 1988-2012

Partner (from July 1, 1996) in the Mass Tort and Insurance Coverage Litigation Unit

Prepared policy wordings, legal opinions, coverage analyses and coverage position letters.

Advised and counseled on preventative measures to minimize employment law related claims including

sexual harassment, wrongful termination and workplace privacy.

Negotiated settlements with commercial policyholders and plaintiffs.

Litigated insurance liability matters in the federal and various state courts including New York.

Trained and supervised several associate attorneys in investigating and handling complex insurance,

property and casualty liability matters.

Perform certain in-house counsel and risk management duties, including drafting and reviewing contracts,

supervising employment matters, and preparing our own professional liability insurance application.

Managed a portfolio of property or casualty insurance cases from inception to resolution

Areas of Practice:

Appellate Practice

Insurance Coverage Litigation relating to:

o Mass Tort Litigation

o Asbestos/Silica

o Product Liability - including: phenolic foam - polybutelene - diacetyl - benzene - lead

o Pharmaceuticals

o Construction/Labor Law

o Premises liability

o HRT

o Repetitive Stress Injury

o First Party Business Interruption

General Litigation

Contract Litigation

Employment Practices Litigation and Counseling

Baron &Vesel, Forest Hills, NY

Managing Attorney

Administration

Responsible for legal and non-legal staffing (hiring/firing) - Maintaining Court Calendar - attorney assignments -

Trained and supervised several associate attorneys

Litigation Practice

Personal Injury and Commercial Litigation that included insurance coverage litigation. Infant compromise orders

- letters of administration - conservatorships - preparing "returns" - preparation of wills and trusts

Real Estate Practice

Commercial and Residential Real Estate transactions for both buyers and sellers

Appellate Practice

First and Second Departments and Court of Appeals involving medical malpractice, personal injury, commercial

litigation

Sharinn & Lipshie, Baldwin, NY

Partner (from 1980)

Commercial Litigation on behalf of telecom and cable communications, utility companies, banks, commercial

enterprises, department stores. Managed a portfolio of cases from intake through discovery, motion practice, and trial

Involved in introducing data management to the firm

Civil Arbitrator

New York Civil Courts all boroughs, District Courts Nassau and Suffolk Counties

New York City Civil Court Law Department, New York, NY (1974-1976)

Staff Attorney

Involved in Assisted Judges with legal research and opinions

Worked with Justice Thompson as Chief Judge of the Civil Court on projects to improve the court system

BAR ADMISSIONS:

New York State Bar

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York

U.S. Court of Appeal for the Second Circuit

Pro Hac Vice Admissions: Connecticut, Delaware, Mississippi, New Jersey, Ohio and West Virginia

EDUCATION:

Brooklyn Law School – J.D.

Honors: Moot Court Competition

Law Journal: Brooklyn International Law Journal, Editor,

Ohio State University – B.A.

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